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| Antipyretic, lowers temperature by centrally acting on hypothalamus, watch for bleeding, GI upset |
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| Antipyretic, lowers temperature by centrally acting on hypothalamus, 4 g day max, hepatoxic |
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| Accelerates epithelialization |
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| Assists in synthesis of collagen and new capillaries |
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| Facilitates calcium absorption |
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| Administer PO or rectal retention enema used to treat hyperkalemia, K exchanged for Na, diarrhea, K rich stool |
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| Sulfonamide, inhibit bacterial growth by inhibiting synthesis of folic acid, good solubility in urine, decreases risk of renal calculi, report rash immediately, used in pyelonephritis |
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| Long acting nitrofurantonin, used to treat UTI, watch for pulmonary fibrosis, neuropathies |
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| Fluroquinolone, used for complicated UTI, watch for candida infections of the mouth and vagina, use cautiously in elderly as it causes confusion and visual disturbances, do NOT give with dairy, Mg and Al antacids, Fe, increases warfarin |
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| Urinary antiseptic activated by enzyme within the bacteria, therapeutic levels only seen in urine, 2nd choice, take with meals, notify MD if fever, chills, cough, chest pain, dyspnea, rash or numbness, avoid sun light |
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| Urinary analgesic, OTC, provides soothing effects on the urinary tract muscosa, stains urine red-orange, avoid long term use |
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| Protozoal infections, treats anaerobes only, treats CDIFF, used to treat Trichomonas for urethritis, metallic taste, darkening of urine, no alcohol |
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| Topical/PO, antifungal, used to treat trichomonas for urethritis, condidias |
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| Antifungal, used to treat urethritis, candidias |
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| Antifungal, used to treat urethritis, PO, candidias |
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| Tricyclic antidepressant, reduces sensory urges and burning, pain, reduces overative bladder contractions, used to treat painful bladder syndrome, reduce burning, pain, and urgency |
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| Tricyclic antidepressant, used to treat painful bladder syndrome, reduces burning, pain and frequency |
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| Chemotherapy agent used to treat invasive bladder cancer, watch for kidney damage, N/V begins within one hour, mild to moderate bone marrow suppression, ototoxic |
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| Chemotherapy agent used fo treat invasive bladder cancer, bone marrow suppression, cardiotoxicity, harmless red color to urine and sweat |
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| Chemotherapy agent, used to treat invasive bladder cancer, bone marrow suppression |
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| Anticholinergic, used to treat urge incontinence, dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision, dry eyes |
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| Anticholinergic, relaxs bladder muscle and inhibits overactive detrusor muscles, used to treat urge incontinence, warn about GI cramping, diaphoresis, blurred vision, urgency |
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| Muscarinic receptor antagonist and anticholinergic, reduces overactive bladder contractions in urge incontinence and overactive bladder |
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| Alpha adrenergic blocker, reduces urethral sphinctor resistance to urinary outflow, used to treat overflow incontinence |
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| 5-Alpha reductase inhibitor androgen, suppression that results in epithelial atrophy and a decrease in total prostate size, decrease outlet resistance, used to treat overflow incontinence, used in BPH |
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| Female hormone, local application reduces urethral irritation and increases host defenses against UTI, careful with history of breast cancer, CV risk |
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| Hypotonic, used to replace hypotonic fluid losses, no calories, no electrolytes, can be used as a maintanence solution |
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| Sustained release oral potassium supplement, GI upset, do NOT crush or chew |
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| Concentration no more than 40 mEq/L rate of infusion should not exceed 20 mEq/hr, caution with renal compromised |
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| Antimicrobal delivers silver and polythexamethylene bigaunde, indicated in partial or full thickness wounds, over the skin line site and surgical incisions |
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| Hydrogel, donates moisture to a dry wound and maintain moist healing environment, debridement because of moisturizing effects limited absorption of exudates used for partial to full thickness wounds, deep wounds with minimal damage, necrotic wounds |
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| Alginate, nonadhesive pads/ribbons composed of natural polysaccharide fibers or Xerogel derived from seaweed on contact with exudates form a moist gel, indicated for a wound with moderate to heavy exudate, secondary dressing required |
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| Given together in rapid IVP to treat hyperkalemia very hypertonic, give in large veins if possible, pushes K back into the cell |
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| Used to treat hyperkalemia, large volume, hypertonic, give in a large vein if possible, pushes K back into the cell |
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| Negates effects of hyperkalemia on cardiac muscle, improves cardiac function in hyperkalemia, maybe given IVP, increases blood pressure and cardiac output if given IVP, may be give IVPB |
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| Used for patients with compromised kidneys undergoing radiological test with dye, protects the kidneys |
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| Na free phospate binder used in renal failure to treat hyperphosphatemia, does not increase calcium levels, expensive, give to patients with high Ca or have CV risk, also binds to bile salts in intestines and thereby decreases chclesterol as well |
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| Ca free phospate binder, used in renal failure to treat hyperphosphatemia does not increase Ca levels, expensive, give to patients with high Ca |
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| Ca based phosphate binder used in renal failure to treat hyperphosphatemia, increased risk of hypercalcemia, cheap, give to patiens with normal Ca levels and no CV risk |
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| Active form of Vitamin D, give in renal patients if Ca low despite control of phosphate and calcium supplements, serum phosphate levels must be ocntrolled before giving |
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| used to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism in ESRD, increases sensitivity of calcium receptors in the parathyroid gland parathyroid gland detects Ca at lower levels and decreases pH, used only in patients on dialysis |
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| Stimulates RBC production, increases in Hgb not seen for 2 to 3 weeks |
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| Longer acting erythropoietin |
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| Isotonic, used to expand intravascular volume and replace extracellular fluid loss only solution with blood products maintanence solution |
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| Isotonic but physiologically hypotonic, used to replace water loss and treat hypernatremia, provides 170 calories/liter |
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